Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21060, Daniel Elmore, Conn

SERVICE
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Elmore, Daniel Elizabeth
W. 21060
CONTENTS

Reported
931. New York City. Elizabeth Elmore widow of Daniel Elmore who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of July 1848 and sent to Wm D. B. St John Hof R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 65 Vol. 4,

State of New York Sullivan County 3. S.S.
On this 16 th day of April 1832 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Sullivan in said State of =oresaid Elizabeth Elmore a resident of said county and State Aged Seventy five Years on the first of May last Who being first duly sworn according to Law and make the following declaration in order to obtain the ben- =efit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7 th of June 1838 Entitled an Act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Daniel Elmore dec d a late resident of the city of New York. Who was a soldier and served as follows in the service of the war of the Revolution as she has under- =stood from her said husband and others and thereby be- =lieves it to be true that her husband the aforesaid Daniel Elmore enlisted into the service in the year of 1777 about the first of June and served three years in Col Swifts Regiment in the Connecticut Line. She does not recollect the capt name but that she will recollect of hearing her husband tell of being and serving in Cornell Swifts Regiment and that her husband served the town of Sharon in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut where he enlisted, and she further states that she has no records or docu- =mentary evidence to prove her said husbands service by and that she knows of no living witnesses to prove her said husbands service by and that she must rely on what ever record evidence that may be found in the pension department to support her claim to a pension. She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Elmore on the 18 th day of March 1783 in the town of Marble in the county of Ulster

in said State by the Rev d Jacob Waramburgh who was then Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in the town of Marble in said county of Ulster and that her husband the aforesaid Daniel Elmore died in the month of February 1872 & that she has remained his widow ever since his death, that she was not married to him prior to his having the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety four viz at the time above stated.
She further states that her name was Elizabeth Monroe previous to her marriage to said Elmore & that her first born was a son and that he was baptized and named Alexander Monroe Elmore Sworn and Subscribed before me this day and year above written
Elizabeth Elmore
Joseph Grant one of the judges in and for said County
I the said Judge do hereby certify that the applican- t, the above named Elizabeth Elmore is of a good character, and that her statement set forth in above application is entitled to full credit and belief and that she is not able to attend the sitting of the county court on account of old age and infirmity
Joseph Grant
Judge

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Joseph Ellis Esq Bloomingburgh Ky.

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Joseph Ellis agent Bloomingburgh Sullivan Co NY

State of New York } Sullivan County } S.S.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Sullivan Alexander Elmore a resident of said county — aged 39 years who being duly sworn according to Law and depose and states that he is a son of Daniel Elmore deceased, a late resident of the city of New York and of Elizabeth Elmore who is now the widow of the said Daniel Elmore and a resident of Sullivan County. This deponent further states that his father died in the month of February 1872 in the city of New York and that his mother Elizabeth Elmore has not intermarried but remains the widow of Daniel Elmore ever since his death.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 16 th day of April 1872 { Alexander Elmore
Joseph Grant Judge of Sullivan County Court of Common Pleas
I the said Judge do certify that I am personally acquainted with Alexander Elmore who signed and made oath to the above affidavit and that I believe him to be a man of good character and that his statement in the above is entitled to full credit and belief
Joseph Grant Judge

State of New York, County of Sullivan ss. I, Harry W. Howell Clerk of the County of Sullivan Do hereby Certify That Joseph Grant Esqr whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificates was on the sixteenth day of April 1842 a Judge of Sullivan County Courts in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, Duly Commissioned and sworn. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signatures to the said Certificates are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County the 23 d day of July A D 1842
Harry W. Howell Clerk

State of New York { Ulster County } p.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster the Reverend Cornelius L Van Dyke a resident of the town of Marbletown in said County aged thirty seven years who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is the present pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in said town and that he has the Record of said Church in his possession and that he has made a diligent search on said Record for the marriage entry of Daniel Elmore with Elizabeth Monro and that no such marriage entry appears on said Record.
This deponent further states that he has been informed that the Rev. Jacob Hardenburgh was a former pastor of said Church and that said Hardenburgh has been dead for many years. This deponent further states that he finds recorded on said Record that Daniel Elmore and Elizabeth Monro had a child baptized on the thirty first day of July One Thousand seven hundred and eighty five and named Alexander Monro Elmore and that the following is a true copy of said Baptism as it appears in writing and in figures on said Record.
1785 July 31
✓ Daniel Elmore } Elizabeth Monro }
Alexander Monro.
C. L. Van Dyke
Sworn before me the 13 th day of July 1842.
Samuel Stilwell one of the Judges of Ulster County Court.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Rev. Cornelius L Van Dyke and believe him to be a man of strict integrity and entitled to full credence and belief.
Samuel Stilwell one of the judges &c.

State of New York } Ulster County } ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster the Reverend Cornelius I Van Dyke a resident of the town of Marbletown in said County aged thirty seven years who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is the present pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in said town and that he has the Record of said Church in his possession and that he has made a diligent search on said Record for the marriage entry of Daniel Elmore with Elizabeth Monro and that no such marriage entry appears on said Record.
This deponent further states that he has been informed that the Rev. Jacob Hardenburgh was a former pastor of said Church and that said Hardenburgh has been dead for many years. This deponent further states that he finds recorded on said Record that Daniel Elmore and Elizabeth Monro had a child baptized on the thirty first day of July One Thousand seven hundred and eighty five and named Alexander Monro Elmore and that the following is a true copy of said Baptism as it appears in writing and in figures on said Record.
1785 July 31, Daniel Elmore } Alexander Monro. Elizabeth Monro }
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF ULSTER. }
I, GEORGE A. GAY, Clerk of the County of Ulster,
Do hereby Certify, That Samuel Stilwell Esq
whose name is subscribed to the Annexed Certificate was on the thirteenth day of July Instant a Judge of Ulster County Court
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, Duly Commissioned and Sworn
And further, That I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 21 st day of July A. D. 1842
G. A. Gay Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No. 21060
Elizabeth Elmore
wid of
Daniel Elmore
Priv Rev War
Act: Act 20  1/48
Index:—Vol. CA , Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6813.
Reported,
New York
Elizabeth Elmore, widow of
Daniel Elmore dec d who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — Feby. 1812, of Sullivan in the State of N.Y. who was a Pri. in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Sprigg in the Arm d line for Defenses
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. City at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Oct 1842, and sent to Jas: Ellis Esq r Bloomingburgh N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 Semi-annual allowance ending
$400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Miss Moody Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 76

1067
Reported
New York, City
Elizabeth Elmore
widow of Daniel Elmore who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of July 1843 and sent to Joseph Ellis Bloomingburgh, Sullivan Co. N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 105

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8355
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Let to Jas. Ellis Aug 1. 42
Act 7. July 38.

Declaration of Elizabeth Elmore Widow of Daniel Elmore
D B St John M B
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Admitted
Hon. D. B. St John Hof R

State of New York } ss Sullivan County }
On this 11 th day of July 1848 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County of Sullivan aforesaid Elizabeth Elmore a Resident of said County aged eighty [redacted] being first duly sworn according to law and doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 24 th of February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the Widow of Daniel Elmore - - - that served she thinks as a private in the Connecticut Militia or Line during the War of the Revolution and that she was a pensioner and drew a pension under the act of 1844 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum under said act Sworn and subscribed by making her mark the date above written before me
Elizabeth her X Elmore mark
Alfred Dutcher JP
I the said justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Elizabeth Elmore and that I knew her to be in the receipt of and draw a pension at the rate of eighty Dollars per annum as stated by her in the above Affidavit
Alfred Dutcher Justice of the peace
I do certify that I am personally acquainted with Alfred Dutcher and know him to be an acting justice of the peace in and for Sullivan County in the State of New York and believe the above to be his signature July 20 th 1848 D. B. H. V. W.

1560 Elisabeth Olsson Ackarika
Joseph Ellis Agent Bloomington Hullian County New York
$80 per am

State of New York 3 Sullivan County 3 rd
On this 23 day of May 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Sullivan Elizabeth Elmore a resident of the County of Sullivan aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1843 granting Pensions to certain widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Daniel Elmore deceased a late Resident of the City of New York in said State who was a Soldier of the War of the Revolution and served in the Continental Line & that she applied for and received a five year pension under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 at the Rate of eighty dollars per annum and that she has not intermarried but still remains a widow since the death of her late husband and the afore said Daniel Elmore
Sworn and subscribed her The day and year above Elizabeth X Elmore mentioned by making her mark mark Philip A. H. Justice of Peace

State of New York } Sullivan County } ss.
personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the justices of the peace
in and for said County Henry Elmore a resident of the County of Sullivan aged 35 years and made oath in due form of law depose and states that he was personally acquainted with Daniel Elmore deceased a late Resident of the City of New York & with Elizabeth Elmore his his wife who is now his widow and that she has not intermarried but remains a widow ever since the death of the afore said Daniel Elmore her late husband
Sworn and subscribed this 23 day of May 1843
Henry Elmore
Philip A. Field Justice
I the said justice do hereby certify that the above named Henry Elmore who I am acquaint- ed with knows a good character and is entitled to full credit and belief
Philip A. Field J.P.

I, Henry W. Howell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sullivan, Certify that Philip A. Field is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is gen- uine, In testimony whereof. I have hereunto affixed My Seal of Office, And subscribed My name this 25 th day of May 1843—
Henry W. Howell Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas of Sullivan County.

The application of Elisabeth Elmore Widow of Daniel Elmore Joseph Ellis agent

James Lloyd of the town of Sharon in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he was born in said town of Sharon and has always lived in said town and in its immediate vicinity in Litchfield County, State of N. York. That in early life and before the Revolutionary War he was well acquainted with Daniel Edson, of said Sharon, and also knew him well as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution. The said Edson was in the Army at Valley Forge Pennsylvania in the winter of 1777 & 1778 when this Deponent was a officer in the continental service. This deponent further says that it was well reported and known, that said Edson was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army and served as such for several years. This Deponent had a half brother in the same Regiment with the said

Elmer. of the name of Deyanira John No. 100 this Deponent at the time that said Elmer was in the prison as aforesaid. This Deponent is of the age of seventy eight years and over - And further this Deponent saith not James Lloyd
State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield }
On this 29 th day of September 1842 Personally appeared James Lloyd and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed -
Before me
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace And I further certify that the said James Lloyd is a credible witness
Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace

Elmer. of H No. 100 rec.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk
the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles F. Sedgwick Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds. And that his commission was dated on the 10 th day of June A. D. 18 42 and will expire on the 20 th day of June, A. D. 18 43
& that the signature to the annexed certificate, which purports to be the signature of said Justice is in his genuine hand writing.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 30 th day of September A. D. 18 42
Origen S. Seymour. Clerk
Elmer. of 100000 him his well as a soldier in

july 24
Free
Hon. J. S. Edwards Johnson County Washington City D.C.

July 26. 1838 N.Y. July 7. 1838, Eliz. Elmore.
Admission of marriage

Bloomingburgh July 28 th 1842
Dear Sir
The enclosed contains an application of the Widow Elizabeth Elmores widow of Daniel Elmore det. I would Refer you to the Record of Cornel Swift of the Connecticut line - if you are in possession of such Record To support her declaration if you should find Daniel Elmores Name borne on said Record I think that it will be evident that her husband Daniel Elmore performed the services stated in her Declaration
Hon ble G. L. Edwards,
Joseph Ellis

Bloomingbury Wm Oct 6 th
Free
Oct 8. 1842
Miss Elizabeth Ellwood
Wm D L Edwards. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

15 Bloomingburgh Sullivan Co. Ny Oct 6/42
Dear Sir
The enclosed affidavit of James Floyd furnishes additional evidence to support the Declaration and application of Elisabeth Elmore, whose papers are now on File in your Office. her application is under the Act of 1838.
The old People in the neighbourhood of the Town of Sharon where David Elmore lived are dead with the exception of James Floyd, who made the enclosed affidavit. I trust the enclosed proof will be sufficient.
Please answer the above to me in its turn.
Yours most Respectfully Joseph Eliz-
Hon S. L. Edwards.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Elmore, Daniel GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9359 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 29, 1794 to Francis Kirkpatrick, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.